Name of law Law amending and supplementing the law on defence and the armed forces of the Republic of Bulgaria Named Bill WALL of the law on defence and the armed forces of the Republic of Bulgaria date of acceptance 09/03/2011 number/year Official Gazette 23/2011 Decree No 47

On the grounds of art. 98, paragraph 4 of the Constitution of the Republic of Bulgaria

I DECLARE:

To be published in the Official Gazette the law amending and supplementing the law on defence and the armed forces of the Republic of Bulgaria, adopted by the National Assembly of the HLI 9 March 2011.

Issued in Sofia on 21 March 2011.

The President of the Republic: Georgi Parvanov

Stamped with the State seal.

Minister of Justice: Margarita Popova

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amending and supplementing the law on defence and the armed forces of the Republic of Bulgaria (promulgated, SG. 35 of 2009; amend., SG. 74, 82, 93 and 99 from 2009, issue 16, 88, 98 and 101 of 2010.)

§ 1. In art. 33, para. 1 the words "Joint operational command, the Lords ' shall be replaced by ' the joint command of the force commanders".

§ 2. In art. 50 the following endorsements are added:

1. In paragraph 8. 1 create item 8 and 9:

8. "military geographical service;

9. The stationary communication and information system. "

2. in the Al. 3, after the words "Ministry of Defense" is added, and the structures of the direct subordination of the Secretary of Defense other than those referred to in para. 1. "

§ 3. In art. 60 and al. 2 shall be amended as follows:

"(2) the Bulgarian army include:

1. the joint command of the forces and military units of the direct subordination of the Commander of the Joint forces command;

2. three types of armed forces:

a) ground forces;

(b)) air force;

c) naval forces. "

§ 4. Article 60 (b) shall be replaced by the following:

"Art. 60 (b). (1) the joint command of the force is led by the Commander, assisted by staff.

(2) the head of the joint command of the forces command carries out machinery and operational management of directly subordinate military units, as well as the command of formations of the armed forces in carrying out joint operations. "

§ 5. In article 60 shall be amended as follows:

"Art. 60. (1) in Command of the land forces, the air force and the Navy are led by commanders, supported by Headquarters.

(2) commanders of ground forces, the air force and the Navy are directly subordinate to the Commander of the joint command of the forces and carry out the command and operational management of subordinate military units.

(3) the headquarters of the joint command of the forces and staffs of the army, the air force and the Navy are functionally integrated in a single operational level management. "

§ 6. Article 60 (d) is repealed.

§ 7. New art. 60 (e):

"Art. 60 (1) joint command of forces, land forces, air force and Navy are legal persons – minor authorising officers to the Minister of Defense, responsible for:

1. the management and maintenance of their property;

2. expenditure for supplies, works and services within the time limit set by the Minister of defence, unless the limit is not performed by the Minister;

3. the storage and disposal of unnecessary or unsuitable movables, with the exception of the disposal of the weapons, ammunition, combat and special technique.

(2) the military units, under the joint command of the armed forces and the types of forces are authorising officers by a lesser degree according to the joint forces command, land forces, air force and Marine Corps. "

§ 8. Former art. 60 e becomes art. 60 's and in it the words "Joint operational command, the types of armed forces and the forces for the preparation, maintenance and logistics security of the composition of the Bulgarian army" are replaced by "military formations and structures of the armed forces".

§ 9. In art. 64 the following modifications are made:

1. In paragraph 1, the words "without weapons" and "the Frigate-type ' shall be deleted.

2. In paragraph 2 the figure "200" is replaced by "600" and the words "to type" Frigate "shall be deleted.

§ 10. Art is created. 69A:

"Art. 69. (1) upon participation in operations and missions outside the country the Secretary of Defense or an official authorised by him, authorize the payment of compensation for material damage caused by the Bulgarian servicemen to third persons in the territory of the State where the operation is being conducted or mission.

(2) the total amount of the benefit due under paragraph 1. 1 shall be determined within the framework of the budget of the relevant operation or mission.

(3) The compensation paid under para. 1 the accused serviceman is responsible under the rules of the art. 253. "

§ 11. In art. Al 72. 2 shall be amended as follows:

"(2) the national control over the forces under para. 1 shall be carried out for the joint operations – from the Commander of the joint command of the force for the private operations – from the Commander of the kind of armed force, and direct and control machinery Koman – by the Commander of the operation in the area. "

§ 12. In art. 78, after the words "National guards" is added "military geographical service, Stationary communication and information system".

§ 13. In art. 81, para. 3 the words "heads of the types of armed forces" shall be replaced by "the Commander of the Joint forces command, commanders of the types of armed forces".


§ 14. In art. 83, para. 5, the words "by the Commander of the Joint operational command or through the Chiefs ' shall be replaced by" or by the Commander of the Joint forces command, or through the commanders '.

§ 15. In art. 94, para. 2 the first sentence shall be replaced by the following: "in military academies, military schools and šite vis professional colleges is carried out specialized training, qualification and be acquired vocational training of military personnel, civilian employees, as well as officials from other ministries and departments and by citizens under conditions and by an order determined by decision of the Secretary of Defense."

§ 16. In art. 97 following amendments and supplements shall be made:

1. a new paragraph. 5:

"(5) Instructors in military academies and higher military schools are servicemen, who conducted a professional practical training."

2. The current paragraph. 5 it al. 6.

3. The current paragraph. 6 it al. 7 the word "instructors" is replaced by "instructors-experts".

§ 17. Create art. 105 and 105 (b):

"Art. 105. (1) the military geographical service is a military entity to provide geo-information that is and carry out specialized activities according to the law for Geodesy and cartography.

(2) the military geographical service is ûridičes Ko person – secondary authorising officer to the Minister of Defense.

(3) the structure and activity of military geographical service shall be determined by regulations of the Secretary of Defense.

Art. 105 (b) (1) Stationary communication and information systems is a military unit for the implementation of information and communication support to the armed forces, the Defense Department with other departments and to ensure the operation and maintenance of the information environment in the interest of the defence and security of the country.

(2) the fixed communications and information system is a legal person – the authorising officer subordinate to the Minister of Defense.

(3) the structure and activity of the stationary communication and information system shall be determined by regulations of the Secretary of Defense. "

§ 18. In art. Al 106. 4 is repealed.

§ 19. In art. 239 following amendments and supplements shall be made:

1. a new paragraph. 2:

"(2) in educational centers under para. 1 can train and soldiers (sailors) to assign the first seržantsko (staršinsko) title. "

2. The current paragraph. 2 it al. 3.

§ 20. In art. 260 following amendments and supplements shall be made:

1. a new paragraph. 4:

"(4) the Minister of Defense determines the order and the way to calculate the cost of upkeep, training, skills and/or retraining."

2. The current paragraph. 4 it al. 5 and after the word "get" the end text is deleted.

3. a para. 6:

"(6) in the event that the amount referred to in paragraph 1. 1 and 3 cannot be compiled pursuant to para. 5, and in the cases referred to in para. 2 the claim is collected pursuant to the civil procedure code on the basis of an extract from the books or documents establishing the amount of the claim, issued in accordance with para. 4. "

§ 21. In art. 290, para. 2, after the words "Minister of Defense" the comma and the words "the Permanent Secretary of Defense" shall be deleted.

§ 22. In art. 297 al. 2 and 3 are repealed.

§ 23. In art. 332 words "art. 103, para. 5 ' shall be replaced by "art. 104, para. 3. "

§ 24. In the transitional and concluding provisions of the law amending and supplementing the law on defence and the armed forces of the Republic of Bulgaria (SG 16/2010) in § 146, after the words "employees" there shall be added "or" ex officio.

Transitional and final provisions

§ 25. Servicemen, completed by 1 September 2007, training in vocational training of sergeants to senior military schools with duration of not less than 3 months, can be promoted in rank "junior Sergeant (warrant officer II level) by order, determined by the regulation for implementation of the law.

§ 26. In the military and voennopostradalite (official SG. 27 of 2005; amend., SG. 88 by 2005, 110/2008, no. 35 of 2009 and no. 16 of 2010) § 1 of the supplementary provision shall be replaced by the following:

㤠1. Within the meaning of this law:

1. "children" are persons until the age of 18 years of age, and after coming to her, if you teach on a regular basis – for the duration of the training, but not later than the age of 26 years old.

2. "military service" means and personnel and the conscript military service under the revoked law for defence and the armed forces of the Republic of Bulgaria (promulgated, SG. 112 of 1995; amend., no. 67 of 1996 No. 122 of 1997, no. 70, 93, 152 and 153 of 1998, no. 12, 67 and 69 of the 1999 No. 49 and 64 in 2000. , PC. 25 and 34 of 2001, PCs. 1, 40, 45 and 119 in 2002, PCs. 50, 86, 95 and 112 since 2003, PCs. 93 and 111 in 2004, PCs. 27, 38, 76, 88, and 105 by 2005, issue. 30, 36, 56, 82, 91 and 102 in 2006, PCs. 11, 41, 46 and 59 since 2007, Decision of the Constitutional Court No. 9 of 2007 – PCs. 68 from 2007; amend., SG. 89 and 109 from 2007, PCs. 13 of 2008, Decision of the Constitutional Court No 2 of 2008 – PCs. 28 of 2008; amend., SG. 36, 43 and 102 by 2008; OTM, PCs. 35 since 2009). "

§ 27. In the law on protection from discrimination (official SG. 86 from 2003; amend., SG. 70 by 2004, 105/2005 30/68 and by 2006, and 59/100 of 2007, issue 69 and 108 of 2008, issue 42, 74 and 103 of 2009 and 97/2010) in art. 7, para. 2, item 2 and art. 27, the words "military personnel" shall be replaced by "implementing the military".

§ 28. In the passage through and residence on the territory of the Republic of Bulgaria and of allied foreign armed forces (official SG. 102 of 2005; amend., SG. 35 since 2009) make the following amendments and additions:

1. In art. 13, para. 1, paragraph 3, the words "without nuclear and energy installations" shall be replaced by "without nuclear energy plants or armed with nuclear weapons".

2. In art. 14 Al is created. 5:


"(5) when requests to conduct informal and routine visits to the vessels of a Member State of NATO, or under NATO command, they head to the Department of Defense, NATO Standardization Agreement on procedures for visits to ports of the Member States of NATO and non-NATO, from naval ships of NATO."

3. an art. 15A:

"Art. 15. (1) the Ministry shall ensure that šnite works out on a reciprocal basis of permanent (block) diplomatic clearances with the duration of up to 12 months for voyages in the territorial sea of the Republic of Bulgaria, the entry in the inland maritime waters and the visits to the Bulgarian ports of the warships of the Allied armed forces and ships employed by the ministries of defence of the allies, with the weapons for the realization of informal and routine visits associated with their participation in events under art. 13, para. 1, item 3.

(2) Requests for obtaining permission under paragraph 1. 1 shall be made in accordance with art. 14, para. 1.

(3) the Permission under paragraph 1. 1 shall be agreed with the Ministry of defence on the possibilities to meet the incoming requests and any restrictions.

(4) the operative information on specific tours of Allied warships, included in the scope of the permanent diplomatic clearances, he joined the Ministry of defence and in the Navy of the Republic of Bulgaria in the format provided by the NATO Standardization agreement procedures for visits to ports of the Member States of NATO and non-NATO, from naval ships of NATO. "

§ 29. In the Access Act and the disclosure of the documents and announcement of the affiliation of Bulgarian citizens to the State security and intelligence services of the Bulgarian people's Army (official SG. 102 of 2006; amend., SG. 41, 57 and 109 from the 2007 No. 69 since 2008, issue 25, 35, 42, 82 and 93 from 2009 and no. 18, 54 and 97 of 2010) in art. 3, al. 1 item 15 shall be replaced by the following:

"15. the Chief and Deputy Chiefs of Defense, Commander, Deputy Commander and Chief of staff of the joint command of the force commanders, deputy commanders and chiefs of staffs of the army, the air force and the Navy."

§ 30. In the law on the protection of classified information (promulgated, SG. 45; since 2002, Corr issue 5 of 2003; amend., no. 31 of 2003, issue 52, 55 and 89 in 2004, no. 17 and 82 of 2006, issue 46, 57, 95 and 109 from the 2007 No. 36, 66, 69 and 109 in 2008, issue 35 , 42, 82 and 93 from 2009 and PCs. 16 and 88 from 2010) in § 1 of the additional provisions in point 3 the words "Ministry of defence, the structures of the direct subordination of the Secretary of Defense, Joint operational command and three types of armed forces of the Bulgarian army, including their subsidiaries, divisions and structural units ' shall be replaced by" the Ministry of defence and appointed by the Minister of defence structures of the direct subordination of the Secretary of Defense and the Bulgarian army "formations.

§ 31. The Education Act (official SG. 86 of 1991; amend. 90/1996, no. 36, 124, and 153 of 1998 No. 67 and 68 (1999), no. 90 and 95 of 2002, no. 29, 71, 86, and 114 from 2003, no. 40 of 2004, no. 28, 94, 103 and 105 by 2005. , PC. 41 and 105, 2006, issue. 113 of 2007, PC. 50 by 2008, PCs. 35, 36 and 74 from 2009, PCs. 50 and 78 from 2010 and PC. 9 of 2011.) in art. 19 al. 4 is repealed.

§ 32. In the Foreign Exchange Act (promulgated, SG. 83 of 1999; amend., no. 45 of 2002, 60/2003, no. 36 of 2004 No. 105 by 2005, issue 43, 54 and 59 of 2006, issue 24 of 2009 and no. 16 of 2011) in § 1, paragraph 2, point (d), the words "the servicemen of military service and civilian persons from the Ministry of Defense" shall be replaced by ' servicemen and civilian employees of the Department of Defense , The Bulgarian army and the structures of the direct subordination of the Secretary of Defense ".

§ 33. In the law on Bulgarian identification documents (official SG. 93 of 1998; amend., SG. 53, 67, 70 and 113 of 1999, no. 108 of 2000, 42/2001 and 45/54 by 2002, no. 29 and 63 of 2003, no. 96, 103 and 111 in 2004, no. 43, 71, 86, 88, and 105 by 2005. , PC. 30, 82 and 105, 2006, issue. 29, 46 and 52 of 2007, PC. 66, 88 and 110 in 2008, PCs. 35, 47, 82 and 102 of 2009, PCs. 26 and 100 by 2010 and PC. 9 of 2011.) in art. 39 and the word "personnel" shall be deleted.

§ 34. In the law on the Ministry of a b rešnite works (official SG 17 06; amend., SG. 30, 102 and 105 of 2006, issue 11, 31, 41, 46, 57, 64 and 109 (2007), no. 28, 43, 69, 94 and 98 in 2008, issue 27, 42, 74, 82 and 93 from 2009, 88/2010 and 9/2011) in art. 253, para. 1 the word "frame" is deleted.

§ 35. In the law on the judiciary (official SG. 64 of 2007; amend., SG. 69 and 109 of 2008 25/, 33, 42, 102 and 103 of 2009, issue 59 of 2010 and issue 1 of 2011) § 14 of the transitional and final provisions, the word "frame" is deleted.

§ 36. In the law on maritime space, inland waterways and ports of the Republic of Bulgaria (promulgated, SG. 12 from 2000; amend., 111/2001, no. 24 and 70 by 2004, no. 11 of 2005; Decision of the Constitutional Court No 5 – No. 45 of 2005; No. 87, 88, 94, 102 and 104 by 2005, issue 30 , 36, 43, 65, 99 and 108 of 2006, St. 41, 54 and 109 from 2007, PCs. 67, 71, 98 and 108 of 2008, PCs. 47 and 81 of 2009, PCs. 61 and 88 from 2010) in § 2 paragraph 1 the word "frame" is deleted.

§ 37. The law shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Gazette with the exception of § 1-8, 11-14, § § § 17, 18 and 29, which shall enter into force from 1 July 2011.

The law was adopted by 41-Otto National Assembly on 9 March 2011 and is stamped with the official seal of the National Assembly.

President of the National Assembly Tsetska Tsacheva:

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